And just when I thought my family couldn’t lower the bar any further…
This morning as I was getting ready for the day and pretending to listen to Eleanor explain how George can make a trombone sound on his DS, the young gamer himself approached us and laughingly announced, “I just took a picture of my penis.”
The twins then witnessed the only time in history that I have ever expressed an interest in electronic gaming devices of any kind. Because – oh, yes – he certainly did take a picture of his penis. And it wasn’t one of those, “what is that? WAIT – is that a…” kind of pictures. It was crystal clear.
So after ten hysterical minutes of trying to figure out how to delete pictures from a DS (my six year olds have never attempted such a thing) and threatening to set the memory card on fire if hard pressed….I was finally able to erase that particular article of kiddie smut from existence (and hopefully someday from memory).
We have many ridiculous rules in this house. Rules that should just be common sense or courtesy like “we never go outside without pants” and “we never pee on people.” But today, we have officially dipped our toes in the treacherous waters of Using Technology Responsibly with “we never take pictures of penises.”
If only fate had gifted Anthony Weiner’s mother with one of these teachable moments…
Okay, now I feel slightly better about my morning. Thanks, Kate!
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Ah yes… boys and their penises. It certainly starts young doesn’t it. Your twins sound like my 7 and 6 yr old (boy-girl) set of siblings. They think body parts are hilarious. I’m always trying to walk that fine line of teaching boundaries while also seeing the humor.
Since I am also raising a boy I dare not to smile too broadly. Karma and all that. They tell you that boys are fascinated practically from birth but you really don’t believe it until you witness it. Silver lining: your son tipped you off. (Um, maybe poor choice of words?) I can see my kid somehow managing to post it on Facebook. :)
I would have probably freaked out beyond being able to write about it. So glad you blogged this, as uncomfortable as it might have been.
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So funny! I had such a giggle over this! :-)
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Oh my goodness. I think you should broaden the scope to include boobs and vaginas too.
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